On Friday night, October 5, 2018, attendees at Sotheby’s Auction House in London, got quite the surprise. Moments after being sold for $1.4 million (£1,042,000) to the highest bidder, the painting, “Girl with Balloon,” proceeded to self-destruct. The artist, Banksy, took credit for the stunt, posting the phrase “Going, going, gone…” on his Instagram page. He also left a video, explaining, “a few years ago I secretly built a shredder into a painting…in case it was.. Read More